Table 14_1_6-3

2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

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Table 14_1_6.3Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 months whose health providers always explained things clearly to their parents, Medicaid, by State, 2007-2009

2009

2008

2007

State

Percent

SE

Percent

SE

Percent

SE

Arizona

69.5

2.2

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

Arkansas

73.9

2.3

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

California

61.7

1.7

59.2

1.1

59.3

0.6

Colorado

73.4

1.6

68.0

1.9

69.1

2.2

Connecticut

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

78.9

1.9

Delaware

80.4

2.2

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

District of Columbia

77.8

1.9

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

Florida

82.5

0.8

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

Hawaii

72.2

1.3

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

Indiana

78.9

2.1

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

Iowa

80.9

1.6

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

Kansas

74.4

0.8

71.6

2.0

67.7

2.0

Maryland

77.2

0.7

73.8

0.8

75.1

0.8

Massachusetts

75.6

1.8

DNC

DNC

79.1

2.2

Michigan

75.4

0.7

DNC

DNC

71.1

0.9

Missouri

79.3

1.2

74.0

1.5

70.9

1.6

New Jersey

70.9

1.3

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

New Mexico

74.7

1.1

74.6

1.3

76.8

1.3

Ohio

80.0

0.7

75.2

0.8

76.2

0.9

Oklahoma

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

74.7

2.3

Pennsylvania

77.1

0.8

74.6

0.9

71.2

1.7

South Carolina

77.7

2.2

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

Tennessee

76.0

1.1

74.4

1.4

77.0

1.4

Texas

61.6

2.0

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

Utah

77.9

1.6

75.5

1.1

74.4

1.6

Virginia

79.4

1.5

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

Washington

DNC

DNC

72.9

1.8

DNC

DNC

West Virginia

78.9

1.4

74.5

2.1

68.7

2.2

DNC - Data were not collected.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, National CAHPS� Benchmarking Database.